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Peer reviewedAmritavalli, R. – ELT Journal, 1999
Discusses dictionaries for learners of English as a foreign language and reveals typical problems of syntactic complexity, idiomaticity, and cultural specificity that inappropriate explanations and examples may pose for learners. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language)
